Make Believe

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Words & Music: Hammerstein/ Kern

We couldn't make believelala la make believeBut your love dearLala could pretending couldn't youCouldn't I, couldn't weMake believe our lips are blendedIn a special kissFor to love me miles awayMake believe I love youFor to tell my true, I do

Awful, plain awful! If possible I wouldn´t give it one star. There probably was a reason why our man went to recording studios, after having practised at home, when he wanted to record MASTERS for his fans to hear.

I don't get it. Most of the comments about this song are either I don't know about it or they are generally negative. I myself have never heard of this . So what I don't get is, it still gets 3 stars. This just proves that the typical Elvis fan (at least on this site) thinks everything he sang deserves 3 stars or more no matter how bad the song or its interpertation.

The lyrics quoted are nowhere near what Elvis sings, even in his 'part version' ! The frustrating thing is the poor quality of the recording, even for a home recording. The lack of technical know-how amongst those surrounding Elvis was amazing. And it's such a shame, as this shows a hitherto unknown side of Elvis. Together with "If I Loved You", we can see what Elvis could have done with an album of show tunes. The female voice is beautiful (Nancy Sharpe, I believe, a wardrobe girl working on Flaming Star). Those dismissing this are somewhat narrow minded, although, to be fair, it's all a matter of taste.

this song and the rest of them on this CD was a waste of $30>>>but BMG knows the Elvis fans will buy it all and I regretfully did. Although Elvis' voice sounds great on these recordings the quality is unlistenable.I didnt even realize "Make believe " was on there until i read this write-up

It's a terrible hacked up version of the original song "Only Make Believe" written by Oscar Hammerstein years ago for one of the Rogers & Hammerstein musicals of that era. Sinatra, Streisand & many others have recorded it in its original version. Elvis should have done the same.

The song has been recorded by Sinatra and Streisand, and many more. Elvis never got around to recording it in the studio which is probably a good thing.The best version I have heard is the Monty Python one. where Graham Chapman? sung it while smashing his head at the same time with two bricks.